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keeper network connecting jobs with external keepers.", "The public repository contains contracts, audits, migrations, documentation, and commit history." ] }, { "id": "KPR-02", "project_id": "keep3r", "title": "A New Andre Cronje Beta Project, a New Token That Pumps", "publisher": "The Defiant", "date": "2020-10-28", "url": "https://thedefiant.io/news/defi/a-new-andre-cronje-beta-project-a-new-token-that-pumps", "source_tier": "C", "source_type": "contemporaneous_reporting", "independence": "independent_media", "supports": [ "Contemporaneous launch reporting quoted Andre saying there was no raise, sale, or initial distribution.", "The quoted launch model said supply started at zero and tokens were earned by registering and performing keeper work.", "The launch was explicitly described as beta and accompanied by a bug warning." ] }, { "id": "KPR-03", "project_id": "keep3r", "title": "Fixed Forex repository", "publisher": "Keep3r Network", "date": null, "url": "https://github.com/keep3r-network/fixed-forex", "source_tier": "A", "source_type": "source_code_repository", "independence": "public_code_record", "supports": [ "Fixed Forex was developed in the Keep3r organization as a related protocol.", "The repository provides public code and contribution history." ] }, { "id": "EMN-01", "project_id": "eminence", "title": "Andre Cronje Diehards Take 'Test in Prod' Over The Edge With $15M Hack", "publisher": "The Defiant", "date": "2020-09-29", "url": "https://thedefiant.substack.com/p/andre-cronje-diehards-take-test-in", "source_tier": "C", "source_type": "contemporaneous_reporting", "independence": "independent_media", "supports": [ "Eminence was exploited for approximately $15 million before going live." ] }, { "id": "EMN-02", "project_id": "eminence", "title": "Hackers Drain $15 Million From Unreleased Yearn Finance Project", "publisher": "Decrypt", "date": "2020-09-29", "url": 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"https://www.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/group-raising-funds-to-sue-andre-cronje-over-emn-hack-2322505", "source_tier": "C", "source_type": "contemporaneous_reporting", "independence": "independent_media", "supports": [ "The public effort described at the time was crowdfunding to finance a contemplated lawsuit.", "The report did not identify a filed complaint, court, or case number." ] }, { "id": "FTM-01", "project_id": "fantom-sonic", "title": "Fantom Insights Vol. 9", "publisher": "Fantom Foundation", "date": "2018-10-01", "url": "https://medium.com/fantomfoundation/fantom-insights-vol-9-4e1a70c4538f", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_announcement", "independence": "project_first_party", "supports": [ "A contemporaneous Fantom publication identified Andre as a Technical Advisor." ] }, { "id": "FTM-02", "project_id": "fantom-sonic", "title": "Fantom: A scalable framework for asynchronous distributed systems", "publisher": "arXiv", "date": "2018-10-22", "url": 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interface.", "Solidex stated that the underlying contracts would continue operating." ] }, { "id": "SLD-03", "project_id": "solidly", "title": "Solidly user-interface repository", "publisher": "Solidex", "date": null, "url": "https://github.com/solidex-fantom/solidly-ui", "source_tier": "A", "source_type": "source_code_repository", "independence": "public_code_record", "supports": [ "A public repository exists for the Solidly interface maintained by the Solidex organization." ] }, { "id": "MCH-01", "project_id": "multichain-relationship", "title": "A statement from the Fantom Foundation", "publisher": "Fantom Foundation", "date": "2022-03-11", "url": "https://blog.fantom.foundation/a-statement-from-the-fantom-foundation/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_announcement", "independence": "project_first_party", "supports": [ "Fantom publicly stated that Multichain had its own team and had operated independently for years." ] }, { "id": "MCH-02", "project_id": "multichain-relationship", "title": "Fantom Foundation Awarded Default Judgment Against Multichain", "publisher": "Fantom Foundation", "date": "2024-03-04", "url": "https://blog.fantom.foundation/fantom-foundation-awarded-default-judgement-against-multichain/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_litigation_update", "independence": "claimant_first_party", "supports": [ "Fantom brought an action against Multichain Foundation for breach of contract and alleged fraudulent misrepresentations.", "Fantom described itself and its ecosystem as victims of the 2023 Multichain failure.", "Fantom pursued liquidation and recovery processes." ] }, { "id": "MCH-03", "project_id": "multichain-relationship", "title": "Fantom Foundation Update on Judgment Against Multichain", "publisher": "Fantom Foundation", "date": "2024-07-08", "url": "https://blog.fantom.foundation/fantom-foundation-update-on-judgment-against-multichain/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": 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"date": "2025-09", "url": "https://blog.flyingtulip.com/flying-tulip-raises-200m/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_announcement", "independence": "project_first_party", "supports": [ "Andre is publicly identified as Flying Tulip's founder.", "Flying Tulip announced a $200 million private round.", "The team receives no initial token allocation.", "Team economics are tied to protocol-revenue-funded open-market buybacks.", "Primary participants receive an on-chain redemption right subject to reserves and protocol parameters." ] }, { "id": "FT-02", "project_id": "flying-tulip", "title": "Flying Tulip Sale Update", "publisher": "Flying Tulip", "date": "2026-02-20", "url": "https://blog.flyingtulip.com/flying-tulip-sale-update/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_financial_update", "independence": "project_first_party_with_onchain_verification_links", "supports": [ "The $200 million seed figure was a commitment/allocation figure, not the amount still funded.", "As of February 20, 2026, total funded/currently held capital across tranches was reported as $183,897,578.66.", "The update disclosed funded, refunded, withdrawn, and channel-specific amounts.", "The update linked official and independent on-chain dashboards for verification." ] }, { "id": "FT-03", "project_id": "flying-tulip", "title": "FT Token — Flying Tulip Docs", "publisher": "Flying Tulip", "date": null, "url": "https://docs.flyingtulip.com/product-suite/ft-token/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_documentation", "independence": "project_first_party", "supports": [ "FT has a fixed pre-minted supply of 10 billion tokens.", "The docs describe the Perpetual PUT/redemption mechanics." ] }, { "id": "FT-04", "project_id": "flying-tulip", "title": "Capital Allocation — Flying Tulip Docs", "publisher": "Flying Tulip", "date": null, "url": "https://docs.flyingtulip.com/capital-allocation/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_documentation", "independence": "project_first_party", "supports": [ "Backing-capital yield funds the ecosystem budget before surplus buybacks and burns.", "Protocol-revenue-funded buybacks govern Foundation, Team, and Incentive unlocks under a 40:40:20 structure." ] }, { "id": "FT-05", "project_id": "flying-tulip", "title": "Risks, Security, Audits — Flying Tulip Docs", "publisher": "Flying Tulip", "date": null, "url": "https://docs.flyingtulip.com/risks/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_risk_documentation", "independence": "project_first_party", "supports": [ "The protocol has privileged roles and multisig-gated functions.", "Operational controls include configurator, treasury, strategy-manager, pause, and circuit-breaker functions.", "Backing-capital policy avoids leverage and bridging by default." ] }, { "id": "FT-06", "project_id": "flying-tulip", "title": "Multisigs — Flying Tulip Docs", "publisher": "Flying Tulip", "date": null, "url": "https://docs.flyingtulip.com/risks/multisigs/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_control_registry", "independence": "project_first_party_onchain_verifiable", "supports": [ "The docs disclose a 3-of-5 multisig/treasury, a 3-of-4 configurator, and a 2-of-5 yield claimer.", "The relevant addresses and contract roles are publicly listed." ] }, { "id": "FT-07", "project_id": "flying-tulip", "title": "Contract Addresses — Flying Tulip Docs", "publisher": "Flying Tulip", "date": null, "url": "https://docs.flyingtulip.com/contract-addresses/", "source_tier": "A", "source_type": "onchain_contract_registry", "independence": "project_first_party_onchain_verifiable", "supports": [ "Proxy, implementation, token, PUT, lending, and safety-contract addresses are publicly disclosed for independent on-chain review." ] }, { "id": "EMN-COINDESK-RETURNED-FUNDS", "project_id": "eminence", "title": "DeFi Degens Hit Hard by Eminence Exploit Will Be Partially Compensated", "publisher": "CoinDesk", "date": "2020-10-01", "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2020/10/01/defi-degens-hit-hard-by-eminence-exploit-will-be-partially-compensated", "source_tier": "C", "source_type": "contemporaneous_reporting", "independence": "independent_media", "supports": [ "Attacker returned approximately $8 million.", "Returned funds were transferred to a Yearn multisig.", "Partial restitution was distributed." ] }, { "id": "EMN-COINTELEGRAPH-NO-LAWSUIT", "project_id": "eminence", "title": "Group raising funds to sue Andre Cronje over EMN hack", "publisher": "Cointelegraph", "date": "2020-10-11", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260211101033/https://cointelegraph.com/news/group-raising-funds-to-sue-andre-cronje-over-emn-hack", "source_tier": "C", "source_type": "updated_contemporaneous_reporting", "independence": "independent_media", "supports": [ "Fundraising effort to sue stalled.", "No lawsuit was ever brought against Andre Cronje, according to Cointelegraph's later update." ] }, { "id": "FT-CAPITAL-RAISE-ANNOUNCEMENT", "project_id": "flying-tulip", "title": "Flying Tulip Raises $200M", "publisher": "Flying Tulip", "date": "2025-09", "url": "https://blog.flyingtulip.com/flying-tulip-raises-200m/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_announcement", "independence": "project_first_party", "supports": [ "Flying Tulip announced external private-round commitments." ] }, { "id": "FT-SALE-UPDATE-2026-02-20", "project_id": "flying-tulip", "title": "Flying Tulip Sale Update", "publisher": "Flying Tulip", "date": "2026-02-20", "url": "https://blog.flyingtulip.com/flying-tulip-sale-update/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_financial_update", "independence": "project_first_party_with_onchain_verification_links", "supports": [ "Flying Tulip disclosed funded, refunded, withdrawn, and channel-specific amounts." ] }, { "id": "FT-CAPITAL-ALLOCATION-DOCS", "project_id": "flying-tulip", "title": "Capital Allocation", "publisher": "Flying Tulip Docs", "date": null, "url": 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"/documents/sec/yearn-finance-ho-14453-sec-notice-2025-03-21-redacted.pdf", "redacted_pdf_publication_status": "pending_counsel_approval", "source_tier": "A", "source_type": "regulatory_notice", "independence": "government_agency_staff_notice", "supports": [ "SEC staff sent a notice through counsel concerning In the Matter of Yearn Finance (HO-14453).", "The notice stated that staff had concluded the investigation as to Yearn Finance.", "Based on the information staff had as of March 21, 2025, staff did not intend to recommend an enforcement action by the Commission against Yearn Finance.", "The notice included the Release No. 5310 limitation that it must not be construed as exoneration or assurance that no action may ultimately result." ] }, { "id": "SEC-RELEASE-5310", "project_id": "sec-yearn", "title": "SEC Release No. 5310", "publisher": "U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission", "date": null, "url": "https://www.sec.gov/divisions/enforce/wells-release.pdf", "source_tier": "A", 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"https://www.axios.com/2022/05/09/yearns-creator-is-all-in-on-regulated-crypto", "source_tier": "C", "source_type": "independent_media_profile", "independence": "independent_media", "supports": [ "Axios described Andre Cronje as one of crypto's most famous and most inscrutable developers.", "Axios said he was best known for innovating the fair-launch model with YFI." ], "caution": "Use as independent media recognition, not as an award." }, { "id": "YEARN-YFI-DOCS", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "YFI", "publisher": "Yearn Docs", "date": null, "url": "https://docs.yearn.fi/contributing/governance/yfi", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_documentation", "independence": "project_first_party", "supports": [ "Initial YFI distribution and governance history." ] }, { "id": "YEARN-GOVERNANCE-DOCS", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "Governance and Operations", "publisher": "Yearn Docs", "date": null, "url": "https://docs.yearn.fi/contributing/governance/governance-and-operations", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_documentation", "independence": "project_first_party", "supports": [ "Yearn multi-DAO governance and operational structure." ] }, { "id": "KEEP3R-REPO", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "Keep3r Network repository", "publisher": "GitHub", "date": null, "url": "https://github.com/keep3r-network/keep3r.network", "source_tier": "A", "source_type": "source_code_repository", "independence": "public_code_record", "supports": [ "Keep3r source code and protocol documentation." ] }, { "id": "SOLIDLY-LAUNCH", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "Solidly: preparation for launch", "publisher": "Andre Cronje", "date": "2022-01-25", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220126061159/https://andrecronje.medium.com/solidly-preparation-for-launch-8e653ce8a428", "source_tier": "D", "source_type": "subject_authored_publication", "independence": "subject_first_party", "supports": [ "Original Solidly launch design." ] }, { "id": "SOLIDLY-AUDIT", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "PeckShield Solidly V1 audit", "publisher": "PeckShield", "date": "2022-01", "url": "https://github.com/peckshield/publications/blob/master/audit_reports/PeckShield-Audit-Report-Solidly-v1.0.pdf", "source_tier": "A", "source_type": "audit_report", "independence": "third_party_auditor", "supports": [ "Third-party audit of original Solidly V1 scope." ] }, { "id": "VELODROME-CONTRACTS", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "Velodrome contracts repository", "publisher": "Velodrome Finance", "date": null, "url": "https://github.com/velodrome-finance/contracts", "source_tier": "A", "source_type": "source_code_repository", "independence": "third_party_project_first_party", "supports": [ "Velodrome public contracts repository describes the AMM as inspired by Solidly." ] }, { "id": "AERODROME-CONTRACTS", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "Aerodrome contracts repository", "publisher": "Aerodrome Finance", "date": null, "url": "https://github.com/aerodrome-finance/contracts", "source_tier": "A", "source_type": "source_code_repository", "independence": "third_party_project_first_party", "supports": [ "Aerodrome public contracts repository describes the protocol as inspired by Solidly." ] }, { "id": "FANTOM-2018-ROLE", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "Fantom Insights Vol. 9", "publisher": "Fantom Foundation", "date": "2018-10", "url": "https://medium.com/fantomfoundation/fantom-insights-vol-9-4e1a70c4538f", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_announcement", "independence": "project_first_party", "supports": [ "Andre Cronje identified as Technical Advisor." ] }, { "id": "FANTOM-COURT-SUMMARY", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "Seoul High Court rules in Fantom Foundation's favor", "publisher": "Fantom Foundation", "date": "2024-06-27", "url": "https://blog.fantom.foundation/seoul-high-court-rules-in-fantom-foundations-favor-against-siksins-ceo-byung-ik-ahn-and-siksin/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_litigation_summary", "independence": "project_first_party_with_court_summary", "supports": [ "Fantom's summary of the Seoul High Court ruling and technical implementation history." ], "caution": "Foundation summary of judgment; cite the judgment directly when available." }, { "id": "SONIC-CTO", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "Andre Cronje - Chief Technology Officer of Sonic Labs", "publisher": "Sonic Labs", "date": "2024-08-13", "url": "https://blog.soniclabs.com/andre-cronje-chief-technology-officer-of-sonic-labs/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_announcement", "independence": "project_first_party", "supports": [ "Andre's CTO role and mandate to lead Sonic network and Gateway development." ] }, { "id": "SONIC-LEADERSHIP", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "Leadership Update From Sonic Labs", "publisher": "Sonic Labs", "date": "2026-06-19", "url": "https://blog.soniclabs.com/leadership-update-from-sonic-labs/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_announcement", "independence": "project_first_party", "supports": [ "Clarification of Andre's historical role, director/CTO status, handover, and advisory availability." ] }, { "id": "FT-RAISE", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "Flying Tulip Raises $200M", "publisher": "Flying Tulip", "date": "2025-09", "url": "https://blog.flyingtulip.com/flying-tulip-raises-200m/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_announcement", "independence": "project_first_party", "supports": [ "Flying Tulip funding announcement." ] }, { "id": "FT-SALE-UPDATE", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "Flying Tulip Sale Update", "publisher": "Flying Tulip", "date": "2026-02-20", "url": "https://blog.flyingtulip.com/flying-tulip-sale-update/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_financial_update", "independence": "project_first_party_with_onchain_verification_links", "supports": [ "Flying Tulip funding-tranche update." ] }, { "id": "FT-DOCS", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "Flying Tulip documentation", "publisher": "Flying Tulip", "date": null, "url": "https://docs.flyingtulip.com/", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_documentation", "independence": "project_first_party", "supports": [ "Flying Tulip product, risk, and contract documentation." ] }, { "id": "SEC-YEARN-2025-03-21", "project_id": "sec-yearn", "title": "SEC Division of Enforcement notice concerning In the Matter of Yearn Finance (HO-14453)", "publisher": "SEC Division of Enforcement", "date": "2025-03-21", "url": "https://andrecronje.info/public-record/sec-yearn/", "redacted_pdf_url": "/documents/sec/yearn-finance-ho-14453-sec-notice-2025-03-21-redacted.pdf", "redacted_pdf_publication_status": "pending_counsel_approval", "source_tier": "A", "source_type": "regulatory_notice", "independence": "government_agency_staff_notice", "supports": [ "SEC staff concluded the investigation as to Yearn Finance.", "Staff did not intend to recommend enforcement action by the Commission against Yearn based on information then available.", "Release No. 5310 caveat." ], "caution": "Not exoneration, approval, adjudication, or no-action relief." }, { "id": "CRYPTOBRIEFING-GODFATHER-DEFI", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "Andre Cronje, Legendary DeFi Builder, Is Leaving Crypto", "publisher": "Crypto Briefing", "date": "2022-03-06", "url": "https://cryptobriefing.com/andre-cronje-legendary-defi-builder-leaving-crypto/", "source_tier": "C", "source_type": "independent_media_profile", "independence": "independent_media", "supports": [ "Article title described Andre as a 'Legendary DeFi Builder.'", "Crypto Briefing stated that Andre was widely regarded as the 'Godfather of DeFi.'", "Crypto Briefing attributed the description to his contributions to DeFi and popularizing yield farming through Yearn." ], "caution": "Use this source only for attributed recognition language. Do not reuse old generalized audit-status wording from the article." }, { "id": "CRYPTOSLATE-DEFI-TRAILBLAZER", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "DeFi trailblazer Andre Cronje returns with 'weird psyops' Medium post", "publisher": "CryptoSlate", "date": "2022-10-25", "url": "https://cryptoslate.com/defi-trailblazer-andre-cronje-returns-with-weird-psyops-medium-post/", "source_tier": "C", "source_type": "independent_media_article", "independence": "independent_media", "supports": [ "CryptoSlate headline described Andre as a DeFi trailblazer.", "CryptoSlate described Andre as a pioneer of DeFi." ], "caution": "Use only for the trailblazer / pioneer description." }, { "id": "ACADEMIC-YFI-FAIR-LAUNCH-2022", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "Agent-based Model of Initial Token Allocations: Evaluating Wealth Concentration in Fair Launches", "publisher": "arXiv", "date": "2022-08-15", "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.10271", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "academic_paper", "independence": "academic_publication", "supports": [ "The paper describes Yearn Finance as experimenting with a fair-launch allocation.", "The paper states that no tokens were pre-mined and all participants had equal opportunity to receive them." ], "caution": "Use as evidence that YFI fair launch became a research case study; do not claim the paper endorses every fairness implication." }, { "id": "CHAINLINK-GAMEFI-ANDRE-CRONJE", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "What Is GameFi?", "publisher": "Chainlink Education Hub", "date": "2024-08-14", "url": "https://chain.link/education-hub/gamefi", "source_tier": "C", "source_type": "education_hub_explainer", "independence": "third_party_education_hub", "supports": [ "Chainlink states that GameFi, also known as game finance, was initially coined by Yearn Finance Founder Andre Cronje.", "Chainlink states that the term originally referred to DeFi protocols with gamified elements.", "Chainlink states that the term later evolved to refer to the financial nature of blockchain games and their direct connection to real economies." ], "caution": "Use as attributed third-party terminology-origin evidence. Keep the claim limited to terminology origin and later semantic evolution." }, { "id": "CRYPTOSLATE-CORRECTED-PROFILE", "project_id": "accomplishments", "title": "Andre Cronje - Founder at Flying Tulip", "publisher": "CryptoSlate", "date": "2026-06-24", "url": "https://cryptoslate.com/people/andre-cronje/", "source_tier": "C", "source_type": "corrected_independent_profile", "independence": "independent_media", "supports": [ "Andre is identified as a decentralized-finance architect.", "Andre is identified as creator and initial developer of yearn.finance and Keep3r Network.", "Andre is identified as founder and current project lead of Flying Tulip.", "Profile includes corrected Fantom and Sonic role descriptions.", "Profile includes correction note removing unsupported tokenomics-attribution claims." ], "caution": "Use as a profile source. Do not treat as an award." }, { "id": "SONIC-SETTING-RECORD-STRAIGHT-2026-02-12", "project_id": "fantom-sonic", "title": "Setting the Record Straight", "publisher": "Sonic Labs", "date": "2026-02-12", "url": "https://x.com/SonicLabs/status/2021979703029248322", "source_tier": "B", "source_type": "official_project_statement", "independence": "project_first_party", "supports": [ "Sonic Labs states that Andre Cronje joined after the original Korean Fantom team and helped stabilize and revive the project.", "Sonic Labs states that the original South Korean team failed to deliver a functional product and that the later team led by Andre Cronje developed a working product.", "Sonic Labs states that Andre was not responsible for designing the original Fantom tokenomics.", "Sonic Labs states that Andre did not abandon Fantom/Sonic and remained actively involved for over eight years." ], "limitations": [ "Recognition claims inside the statement should be independently sourced before reuse as site accolades." ], "public": true, "last_reviewed": "2026-07-20" } ] }